# Werewolf - a game. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 5, 2007, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997 "2007-02-05T23:04:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Menocchio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@Menocchio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Menocchio)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997/141 "2007-02-13T03:44:56Z")
[QUOTE=Enginerd] Still, I harbor no ill will towards **Cookies** for her(?) incredibly short-sighted and offensive accusation. I’m going to have to cast my vote for Menocchio. I mean, he (she?) claims to have been “raised by wolves.” Since we’re just shooting blind, that seems like a pretty decent way to start. [/QUOTE] I’m not a werewolf! I’m Mogwli, or Remulos and Remus’ lost triplet! Or I wrote that when I first came here several years ago and am now really regretting never revising my profile. :smack: And besides. Werewolves are raised by people, and then sell their sould for a wolfskin cloak that allows them to change shape. Or so it says in my _Malleus Maleficarum_ (never go to a hysterical mob without it!). ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997/142 "2007-02-13T03:47:10Z")
_singing her best Alanis Morisette karyoke_ “It’s like getting more votes for a lynching, by trying to absolve with the bacon.” or something ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997/143 "2007-02-13T03:50:28Z")
\*\*\*Non Participant but, Ahem… \<------------ That being said, I have to put a cheer in for my brothers in this unfair treatment. Go Werewolves Go! Stop the antilupinite Bigots! ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997/144 "2007-02-13T03:52:47Z")
Can we lynch people who are just passing through town? Maybe not as the official lynching of the day, but as a warmup or something? ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997/145 "2007-02-13T03:55:04Z")
Outsiders get lynched automatically. Nothing personal, it’s just part of our small [del]minded[/del] town charm. ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997/146 "2007-02-13T04:02:35Z")
[QUOTE=sturmhauke] Outsiders get lynched automatically. Nothing personal, it’s just part of our small [del]minded[/del] town charm. [/QUOTE] Hey, it’s like we’re in Texas! ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997/147 "2007-02-13T04:06:26Z")
[QUOTE=JSexton] Hey, it’s like we’re in Texas! [/QUOTE] Love is definitely in the air. Hey, do I at least get a last meal, on the village’s dime? I won’t even ask for that $2000/pound chocolate or nuffink. _sniffle_ ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997/148 "2007-02-13T04:14:23Z")
Been nice knowing you, jsgoddess. Here, have a milk bone. _dammit._ ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997/149 "2007-02-13T04:19:35Z")
I don’t want to get in anyone’s way while you’re all leading \*\*jsgoddess \*\*over to yonder tree, but I’m getting increasingly suspicious of our three as-yet silent townsfolk. Methinks some folk are trying to lay low and hope they’ll escape unnoticed. And since it is \*\*\*extremely \*\*\*out of character for her, I vote to lynch Kythereia. ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997/150 "2007-02-13T06:03:17Z")
Just for reference, the player list is: Richard Parker Menocchio Rubystreak Ogre Miller Enginerd jsgoddess hocow Kat Rysto sturmhauke JSexton Suburban Plankton ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies MadTheSwine One And Only Wanderers smiling bandit Winston Smith Kythereia moonstarssun Captain Carrot Posts so far: Revenant Threshold 17 jsgoddess 13 Rubystreak 11 One And Only Wanderers 10 JSexton 10 Winston Smith 8 Ogre 7 ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies 7 Menocchio 7 Kat 6 sturmhauke 6 Suburban Plankton 6 Enginerd 6 Miller 5 Captain Carrot 4 hocow 4 moonstarssun 3 smiling bandit 3 Improv Geek 2 (not a player) Richard Parker 2 Eureka 2 (not a player) Rysto 2 Kythereia 2 carnivorousplant 2 (not a player) brewha 1 (not a player) little\*bit 1 (not a player) wolfman 1 (not a player) MadTheSwine 1 So MadTheSwine has not posted since signing up, and Richard Parker, Rysto and Kytheira only once since then. Unnacceptable. Revenant, can you please prod those player? Lurking is not a strategy. ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997/151 "2007-02-13T06:14:42Z")
[QUOTE=JSexton] So MadTheSwine has not posted since signing up, and Richard Parker, Rysto and Kytheira only once since then. Unnacceptable. Revenant, can you please prod those player? Lurking is not a strategy. [/QUOTE] I’m not familiar with online conventions, but in RL games I’ve known people who were fairly quiet the first couple of rounds but started maneuvering a lot later. Given the slower overall pace here that might not be feasible. But you know, instead of GM intervention we could just string up the silent ones. Even if they aren’t guilty of being werewolves, they’re guilty of not contributing to our pleasant little community of traditional values. ---
**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997/152 "2007-02-13T08:25:10Z")
[QUOTE=Rysto] You know, you’re right, the lynch **jsgodess** bandwagon has flagged a bit. Any particular reason you’re interested in starting it up again? [/color] [/QUOTE] I’m happy with my jsgoddess vote at the moment. something doesn’t sit right. I’ll have another read through when I get the time and will post a more reasoned reason later. ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997/153 "2007-02-13T08:43:56Z")
Well, we have a smidge more data now, and I’m going to pull the trigger and unvote jsgoddess, if such a thing is possible. ---
**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997/154 "2007-02-13T11:47:00Z")
on re read I noticed **JSexton** suggesting a lurker lynch. I’m sure I read on mafiascum that that is a scum tell, so… unvote jsgoddess vote JSexton ---
**Author:** ![hocow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hocow/32/4112_2.png) [@hocow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hocow)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997/155 "2007-02-13T13:16:13Z")
Hmm… They say it’s the quiet ones you should look out for… ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Parker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@Richard\_Parker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Parker)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997/156 "2007-02-13T14:05:56Z")
In the absence of any real evidence, silence is more of a virtue than a clue. But anyway, I’ve already cast my vote. ---
**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997/157 "2007-02-13T14:25:57Z")
Silence isn’t an option, guys. Staying quiet is just too suspicious. If you don’t post by the end of the Day, you’ll be sharing a stage with the voted character. Don’t think you can get away with one post and a vote on Friday morning, either. People are antsy on the first day… this could be the day with the highest body count. Count so far; jsgoddess - 4 Votes. smiling bandit - 1 Vote. One and Only Wanderers - 2 Votes. Ogre - 1 Vote. Menocchio - 2 Votes. Enginerd - 1 Vote. Kythereia - 1 Vote. JSexton - 1 Vote. ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997/158 "2007-02-13T14:32:35Z")
[QUOTE=One And Only Wanderers] on re read I noticed **JSexton** suggesting a lurker lynch. I’m sure I read on mafiascum that that is a scum tell, so… [/QUOTE] No, I suggested that they be prodded by the mod to play. Which he did. Barring that, we do need to be prepared to lynch lurkers. Why? Because apart from the Seer, our only method to catch scum is to judge their words and actions. If someone does not post, we have nothing on them. Ergo, the perfect scum strategy is to post as little as possible. However, lurking can also be explained by lazy townies, so merely lynching all lurkers is poor play. Prodding for replacement should weed out the lazy, leaving only the intentionally lurking, which, with any luck,are scum. By the way, the phrase “scum tell” is overused. Please be prepared to describe _why_ a given action is more scummy, as opposed to simply saying “Oh, you used lots of punctuation, scum tell, vote JSexton.” ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997/159 "2007-02-13T14:34:52Z")
[QUOTE=Richard Parker] In the absence of any real evidence, silence is more of a virtue than a clue. [/QUOTE] No, it isn’t. In fact, that’s an incredibly scummy mindset, for the reasons I outlined above. If you were on our side here, you’d realize that going on the offensive and engaging people is the townie thing to do. Talk. Debate. Gauge the other’s intentions. That’s the only way to find scum. What “evidence” are you waiting for, exactly? ---
**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997/160 "2007-02-13T14:36:12Z")
[QUOTE=JSexton] By the way, the phrase “scum tell” is overused. Please be prepared to describe _why_ a given action is more scummy, as opposed to simply saying “Oh, you used lots of punctuation, scum tell, vote JSexton.” [/QUOTE] I assume it’s seen as scummy, because there are more pro-town than anti-town players, so a random lynch is morel likely to benefit the opposition. How much would it suck if the guy who has the Doc role just happens to not post much? as long as he reads and protects someone at night, then he is still (potentially) useful. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-a-game/390997.md?page=9)